>> Yeah. I was there.
>> Judge Judy: You were there.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Do you want
to tell me exactly what happened
when Mr. Rose came in?
>> Yeah. He came and, uh...
I want to explain to you first.
Uh, I don't speak good English.
But he came.
And he asked for cigars.
I give it to him,
put it on the counter.
When he throw at me 33 cents,
he walk away.
I told, "Hey. Hey, man.
This $1.00."
"What? This is not $1.00."
He start to argue with me --
>> Judge Judy: Argue with you.
>> And I say, "Hey, if you don't
want it, just leave over there.
You don't have
to argue with me."
And, "No.
You... You overcharged me."
"Sir, the price is on there.
It's printed."
It's printed on the --
on the cigars.
And he has tried
to argue with me.
He has tried to fight with me.
You know, he say,
"Hey, come -- come outside."
>> Judge Judy: No.
He was argumentative.
You could see it
from this pic--
>> He can explain to you better
what's going on that day
because he saw the video.
>> He spat on his face.
>> He spat in my face.
He spat on my face.
>> That is a total lie.
>> And made some threats.
That's the reason
why we called the police.
And we have the police report.
>> Judge Judy: May I see
the police report, please?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So after this
incident, you called the police.
>> Yeah. We called the police.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
I'd like to see
the police report.
You have a copy
of the police report, Mr. Rose?
>> Well, no.
I've never heard of it,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
March 15th.
>> Exactly, 4:15 p.m.
>> Judge Judy: You have
any proof, sir,
that this happened in December?
>> Well, the incident
that I'm referring to happened
in December, ma'a-- Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Well, but --
>> I come to this --
>> Judge Judy: But that --
but there was --
but there was another incident
in March.
>> I don't even know
what he's referring to.
I've never spat on him.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Well, this is you.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You clearly had
an argument with him.
>> Yes, yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And do you have any proof
that the incident
that you described
occurred in December?
Is there any proof that you
have it occurred in December?
Does your phone indicate
that it occurred in December?
>> On the recording,
when I recorded it?
>> Judge Judy: Yes.
It should if it's in December.
>> May I?
>> Judge Judy: If...
If it's in December,
that would be very relevant
to me.
>> Thank you.
I don't know how I would see
the date on there. But --
>> So you have no proof.
>> Judge Judy: Shh!
>> Your Honor, it doesn't
show a date on here at all.
>> Judge Judy: So --
>> Uh, my --
my witness can attest that
when this incident happened that
I'm telling you about,
at, like, days after I had
the altercation is
when I walked in the store
and saw this picture up,
this has just been happening
since December.
I've been going to this store.
I live a block from the store.
>> Judge Judy: Yeah.
But you were arguing.
Listen to me.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: You were arguing
with this gentleman
in this picture.
Clearly, you are furious,
Mr. Rose --
>> That's because I --
>> Judge Judy: In this picture.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Okay?
Why you get furious over
a cigar, I have no idea.
If they chose to charge $1.00
for a cigar that's worth
50 cents,
you don't have to go in there
and buy from them.
But you were clearly furious.
>> Well, I'm sorry.
Well, I was furious
because he was cussing at me
and provoke --
trying to provoke me
to fight with him.
>> Judge Judy: Oh, please,
Mr. Rose.
That's ridiculous.
>> Okay.
That's the truth, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: According... No.
According to you, and I read
your face very, very carefully,
you had been going
to this store all the time.
>> Yes. I live down --
>> Judge Judy: All the time!
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Nobody ever
provoked you
before because otherwise,
and you're not
an unintelligent man,
Mr. Rose, because if you were
an unintelligent man, I'd say,
"Well, if somebody provokes you,
is not nice to you,
you don't go to the store."
But clearly, you never had
a problem in the store before.
So if you went there,
you had an argument
over the price of a cigar.
That doesn't actually
require this.
It requires, "You know what?
I'm not buying the cigar."
>> Well --
>> Judge Judy: And you walk
away.
You say, "I'm buying my cigars
someplace else."
What do you want?
>> Yeah. Well, I'm, you know --
Excuse me.
>> Judge Judy: You weren't here.
>> No. I wasn't there.
>> Judge Judy: Well,
you weren't there 'cause you --
you're nowhere in the picture.
>> Right, right, right.
>> Judge Judy: Sit down.
>> Okay. Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
>> And they think it's a joke.
I mean, Your Honor, they --
>> Judge Judy: No.
I don't think it's a --
Mr. Rose,
I don't think it's a joke.
But clearly, an incident
happened over a cigar
that you wanted to purchase
that you got very excited over.
This man says that what you did
was take the cigar
and leave with it and threw down
what you wanted to pay for it,
which was 33 cents.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: They called
the police
and made a report immediately.
Now, the only other question
that I'm going to ask,
which may be dispositive --
when, for the first time,
did you decide to sue them?
In what month and year?
>> Uh, September.
>> Judge Judy: This September?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Yeah.
Your case is dismissed.
We're done.
I don't believe you.
>> Byrd: Parties are excused.
You may step out.
>> I have the right
to refuse service to anyone.
So I'm not gonna allow him
in the store no more.
>> How detrimental would it be
to you if someone had
your picture up
for nine months --
>> Basically, what they told me,
I'm not doing anything illegal.
>> As a shoplifter?
And you haven't
shoplifted anything.
>> And I'm gonna continue doing
the same thing I'm doing.
>> Who would believe someone
pays 33 cents for a --
something that costs $1.00
and walks out?
>> I'm just protecting
my business.
>> This is --
I mean, it's common sense.